Republicans Trumpet Nationwide Drug-Price Plan to Cast Trump as Champion of Patients
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Coordinated posts hail a Medicaid pricing rule as a personal triumph of President Trump, promising huge savings without noting implementation hurdles or industry pushback. The framing centers hero worship, not balanced policy analysis.
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Coordinated posts hail a Medicaid pricing rule as a personal triumph of President Trump, promising huge savings without noting implementation hurdles or industry pushback. The framing centers hero worship, not balanced policy analysis.
Trump announces Medicaid ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing. Trump is expected to be joined by “several governors” in the Oval Office for the announcement, the o
Fact: to lower drug prices by 600% the drug company would need to pay the consumer. I’d trust a cocktail from Bill Cosby before any MAGA math.
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Trump announces Medicaid ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing. Trump is expected to be joined by “several governors” in the Oval Office for the announcement, the o
Donald Trump strikes new drug price deal as Democrats eye midterm gains. Trump says all 50 states have joined his Medicaid drug-pricing plan as Democrats seek to keep
Trump: Medicaid drug pricing deals reached for all 50 states. President Donald Trump said Medicaid programs in 50 states will get "most favored nation" pricing,
Even if prescription prices are lowered, Medicaid is still going to deny paying them. 🤷
Somebody needs to tell the President that the Medicaid program essentially already has that. It is called the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, enacted in 1990.
Does this offset the cost cutting to Medicaid coming in 2027?
Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Expands Across Medicaid. All 50 states have applied to participate in the Trump administration’s Medicaid drug-pricing model, expanding an effort to
White House set to tout Medicaid ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing deals. President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see “most favored nation” (MFN)
Isn't this what medicaid does already ?🤔
Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a progr
Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model. President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored
US plans Medicaid most-favored-nation pricing for some drugs in all states,.... Sept 18 (Reuters) - The Donald Trump administration is set to announce on Friday that all 50 states
Independent analysts state that verifying the true scope of the discounts and the exact total savings remains unclear until the underlying contract data is released. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5971066/trump-rx-medicaid-generous-drug-prices-pfizer-favored-nation
Somebody needs to tell the President that the Medicaid program essentially already has that. It is called the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, enacted in 1990.
Lowers the cost for the states NOT the individual paying at the register for their medications. And ultimately threatens future drug innovation, clinical trials, and domestic research investment.🤦♀️
Somebody needs to tell the President that the Medicaid program essentially already has that. It is called the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, enacted in 1990.
https://www.factcheck.org/2026/06/the-shaky-assumptions-behind-trumps-over-500-billion-in-projected-drug-savings/
40 states join CMS Medicaid drug pricing model: 4 notes. Forty states join CMS Medicaid drug pricing model to lower drug costs and save billions in federal
Somebody needs to tell the President that the Medicaid program essentially already has that. It is called the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, enacted in 1990.
Isn't this what medicaid does already ?🤔
Somebody needs to tell the President that the Medicaid program essentially already has that. It is called the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, enacted in 1990.
Fun fact! President Biden lowered prescription drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted Medicare the power to directly negotiate prices for top medications.
Independent analysts state that verifying the true scope of the discounts and the exact total savings remains unclear until the underlying contract data is released. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5971066/trump-rx-medicaid-generous-drug-prices-pfizer-favored-nation
Fun fact! President Biden lowered prescription drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted Medicare the power to directly negotiate prices for top medications.
Under what President was the bill signed to lower prescription drug prices?
Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals. Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and
Fun fact! President Biden lowered prescription drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted Medicare the power to directly negotiate prices for top medications.
Somebody needs to tell the President that the Medicaid program essentially already has that. It is called the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, enacted in 1990.
Isn't this what medicaid does already ?🤔
Even if prescription prices are lowered, Medicaid is still going to deny paying them. 🤷
Under what President was the bill signed to lower prescription drug prices?
We will see if it is true, it is not the first time that it has announced reductions in drug prices and when we go to the pharmacy everything remains the same or more expensive
Trump's Drug Price Achievements Questioned Following Separate Most Favored.... Public Citizen exposes separate government drug deals with Pfizer and Eli Lilly, warning the pacts
Isn't this what medicaid does already ?🤔
Medicaid recipients get their medications free anyway. This could help the state perhaps. Majority of Eloquis is prescribed to Medicare recipients. They are on fixed incomes and have to pay big co-pays.
White House set to tout Medicaid ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing deals. President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see “most favored nation” (MFN)
Please concentrate on Medicare recipients as Medicaid recipients get all they need and then some
Even if prescription prices are lowered, Medicaid is still going to deny paying them. 🤷
Fact: to lower drug prices by 600% the drug company would need to pay the consumer. I’d trust a cocktail from Bill Cosby before any MAGA math.
Fact: to lower drug prices by 600% the drug company would need to pay the consumer. I’d trust a cocktail from Bill Cosby before any MAGA math.
Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model. President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored
We will never have lower prescriptions or universal health care until we have Political Campaign donation reform. Drug and medical organizations make large political donations to political candidates like Congressional races. The elected candidates then rely on future donations thus they become indentured to these companies. They will not bite the hand that feeds their campaigns, thus begins the circle. Unfortunately the American taxpayers pay the price with high drug and medical costs and no universal Health Care Program. Isn't Capitalism Wonderful? Remember when Donald Trump said that 2 weeks after he would be elected he would bring out a big beautiful health care program. Still waiting?
We will never have lower prescriptions or universal health care until we have Political Campaign donation reform. Drug and medical organizations make large political donations to political candidates like Congressional races. The elected candidates then rely on future donations thus they become indentured to these companies. They will not bite the hand that feeds their campaigns, thus begins the circle. Unfortunately the American taxpayers pay the price with high drug and medical costs and no universal Health Care Program. Isn't Capitalism Wonderful? Remember when Donald Trump said that 2 weeks after he would be elected he would bring out a big beautiful health care program. Still waiting?
Independent analysts state that verifying the true scope of the discounts and the exact total savings remains unclear until the underlying contract data is released. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5971066/trump-rx-medicaid-generous-drug-prices-pfizer-favored-nation
Even if prescription prices are lowered, Medicaid is still going to deny paying them. 🤷
We will never have lower prescriptions or universal health care until we have Political Campaign donation reform. Drug and medical organizations make large political donations to political candidates like Congressional races. The elected candidates then rely on future donations thus they become indentured to these companies. They will not bite the hand that feeds their campaigns, thus begins the circle. Unfortunately the American taxpayers pay the price with high drug and medical costs and no universal Health Care Program. Isn't Capitalism Wonderful? Remember when Donald Trump said that 2 weeks after he would be elected he would bring out a big beautiful health care program. Still waiting?
Fun fact! President Biden lowered prescription drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted Medicare the power to directly negotiate prices for top medications.
Fun fact! President Biden lowered prescription drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted Medicare the power to directly negotiate prices for top medications.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114517897638237566. ...but it will kick millions of Illegal Aliens off of Medicaid to PROTECT it for
Fact: to lower drug prices by 600% the drug company would need to pay the consumer. I’d trust a cocktail from Bill Cosby before any MAGA math.
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